What in the world is haggis?

Question

And where do I get a sample?

Answer 1

Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish.

There are many recipes, but it is normally made with the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour.

Haggis somewhat resembles stuffed intestines (pig intestines otherwise known as chitterlings or the kokoretsi of traditional Greek cuisine.), sausages and savoury puddings of which it is among the largest types. As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "[a]lthough its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour." (p592)

Most modern commercial haggis outside Scotland is prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach. There are also meat-free recipes for vegetarians: these are designed to taste like the meat-based recipes.


You should see if your community sponsers the Highland games there you will be able to taste this unique sausage.

Answer 2

you probably would not be able to find a sample in the USA...but here is what it is:
Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish.

There are many recipes, but it is normally made with the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour.

Haggis somewhat resembles stuffed intestines (pig intestines otherwise known as chitterlings or the kokoretsi of traditional Greek cuisine.), sausages and savoury puddings of which it is among the largest types. As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "[a]lthough its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour."

Most modern commercial haggis outside Scotland is prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach. There are also meat-free recipes for vegetarians: these are designed to taste like the meat-based recipes.

It is often asserted (e.g., on the packaging of MacSween's haggis) that the dish is traditionally served with "neeps and tatties" (Scots: turnip and potatoes; these are boiled and mashed separately) and a "dram" (ie. a glass of Scotch whisky). However, it might perhaps be more accurate to describe this as the traditional main course of a Burns supper, since on other occasions haggis may be eaten with other accompaniments. Whisky sauce (made from thickened stock and Scotch whisky) has recently been developed as an elegant addition.

Answer 3

Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish with offal and oats stuffed into a sheep stomach with herbs and spices. It sounds disgusting but is actually pretty good and is a traditional dish for Burns night.

Wikipedia has a good section which tells you all about it

Answer 4

A Scottish dish, where the inner parts of a sheep are mixed with oats, sewn up in the sheep's stomach and boiled. Not sure where you would get a sample tho, outside of Scotland

Answer 5

I dont know where you could get a sample but I do know that it is a scottish dish made with lamb's heart, liver or lungs and some other ingredients. there is a lot more info on this on wikipedia

Answer 6

You need te gay te Scotland te taste a rail haggis, lass!

But if you are in the US, go get some scrapple, tastes almost identical!

Answer 7

I did know what it was and people described it quite accurately, but I would never try even a 1/100th teaspoon. I am a bonafide chicken!

Answer 8

walking on sunshine got it right. avois trying it it's disgusting and i'm scottish.

Answer 9

YOU need to go to Scotland...it makes me sick just to think about it...ugh....

Answer 10

its made of ******* cow shite but itt tastes ******* tidy